Animal Sock "Pom-Poms": A Tutorial

I love these little socks that I pick up at our local street fair in Palm Desert. They are from Japan and I adore the Japanese writing on them! They come with ducks, pandas, pigs, rabbits and other animals and each one is just adorable.


Boo loves to mix and match the animals:


You can easily make a similar simplified version using some felt and thread. I started with these simple shapes for a pig:


First I stitched the light pink pig head to the dark pink background (will become the pig's body):


Then I stitched the light colored snout piece into place with contrasting thread for the nostrils:


I used the same thread to add some contrast to the ears:


I added eyes using black thread:


Then I trimmed the large dark pink felt piece down into a smaller oval shape for the body......


.........and cut an identical piece for the back:


I place the two oval pieces right sides together and began stitching them together at the outside. As I stitched towards the bottom I placed a small dark pink ovals halfway in to make a foot:


I stitched a few times around the foot to secure it in place:


Continuing to stitch along the bottom....until it was time to insert the other foot:


I stitched all the way around to the other side of the pig, leaving an opening at the top. I turned the pig right side out and inserted a small amount of stuffing:


Pinching the opening shut....here is what my little pig looked like at this point:


I carefully folded the front top edge over the back edge and stitched it shut:


I used some light pink DMC thread to add a little tail at the top:


Finally I stitched the pig to the back of a sock:


A finished animal "pom-pom" for your sock!


These would be great a great way to re-purpose your mismatching socks!